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drygan

(v.)
Grammar
drygan, p. de ; pp. ed

To dry, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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Hie beóþ oft drygde they are often dried, Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 15 a, 19

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Hie dydon mín land him selfum tó ierfelonde dederunt terram meam sibi in hereditatem, Past. 50, 2 ; Swt. 387, 30. Gebletsa ðín yrfeland benedic hæreditati tuæ, Ps. Th. 27, 10. Sealde heora eorþan on yrfeland dedit terram eorum hæreditatem, 135. 22

camp

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Mid heora geatwum gegyrede efne swá hié tó campe féran woldon, 221, 29. Ic wæs on ðǽm heardan campe hér on worlde, 225, 31, 32. Niwe campas and gewin nova certamina, Gr. D. 122, 22. Add

ge-hírsum

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Hié wǽron þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume, Bl. H. 163, 3

Linked entry: ge-hýrsum

ge-nyhtsumnes

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Fæsten for hwǽtes genihtsumnesse, óðerne for wínes, þriddan for eles, Shrn. 138, 13. a condition of plenty Wé sindon cumen tó þǽm gódan tídun . . . and tó ðǽre genihtsumnisse þe hié fore gielpað, Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 15. a sufficiency, sufficient supply

Lega-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lega-ceaster, e ; f.
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Chester Hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum, seó is Legaceaster (Leg-, Liege-, Lige-, v. ll. ) geháten, Chr. 894; P. 88, 6.

ofer-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wist, e; f.

Excess in eating

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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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Ðeáh hié up áspryttæn, Past. 67, 23. Þonne beóð up ásprytte synfulle swá swá gærs cum exorti fuerint peccatores sicut foenum, Ps.

Linked entry: á-sprettan

un-midlod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-midlod, adj.

Unbridledunrestrained

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Ða upáhæfenan weorðaþ unmidlode and áðundene geniédde mid hiera upáhæfenesse elatos effrenatio impellit tumoris, Past. 41; Swt. 302, 10. Swá ða ofermódan ne weorðen unmidlode ut superbis non crescat effrenatio, 60; Swt. 453, 21

Linked entry: un-gemidlod

ge-cweþan

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Hié gecwǽdon folcgefeoht him betweónum, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 10. Þá gecwǽdon hié þæt hié sume hié beæftan wereden, 20. Gecwǽðan, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 6. Hié hæfdon gecweden þæt hié ealle emlíce tengden, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 9.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Biþ hlíseádigra sé ðe hit selþ ðonne sé þe hit gaderaþ . . . ge eác þá welan beóþ hlíseádigran þonne þonne hié mon selþ þonne hié beón þonne hié mon gadraþ and healt, 13; F. 38, 11-15.

ofer-flítan

(v.)

to overcome in a contest, to confute

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Ymb done tíman wæs gegaderad iii. hund biscepa and eahtatiéne hiene tó oferflítanne to confute Arius Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 284, 1

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor, gif hé him ǽr sǽde ðæt hé hiene sníðan wolde . . . se lǽce, ðonne hé cymþ ðone untruman tó sníðanne 26; Swt. 186, 2-7. metaphorically Ðæt mon mǽge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas ut culpae morbos supplicio resecarent

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Ne léten hiéhié on ǽlce healfe gebígean nequaquam eos per tot varietatis latera mutabilitatis aura versaret, 306, 4. Ða spréce nǽnig mon on nǽnge óðre halfe oncaerrende sié nymne suǽ þis gewrit hafað, C. D. B. i. 446, 13.

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, adj.
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Þæt hié gehealdað hiera líchoman firenlusta clǽnne, 40, 14. Ne magon wé nǽfre gereccan þone yfelan mon clǽnne and untwifealdne, Bt. 36, 6; F. 182, 19. Clǽne lautos (biblos ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 44

fremman

(v.)
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Tugon hié hiene þæt hé heora swicdómes wið Alexander fremmende wǽre quasi urbem regi venditasset, 4, 5; S. 168, 17. Fremmendum prestante, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 11

cwician

(v.)
Grammar
cwician, cwycian, cucian; p.ode, ade; pp. od , ad [cwic alive, quick] .

To come to life, QUICKEN vīvĕre et spīrāre To make alive, OUICKENvivificare

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Smire mid ða sáran limu, hie cwiciaþ sóna smear the sore limbs therewith, they will soon quicken, L. M. 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 25. Se synfulla mid godcundre onbryrdnysse cucaþ the sinful quickens with divine stimulation, Homl.

Linked entries: cwycian cucian

frécne

(adv.)
Grammar
frécne, frǽcne; adv.

Horriblysavagelyfiercelyseverelyinsolentlyboldlydangerouslyatrōcĭterdūreaudacterperīcŭlōse

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Hie hit frécne genéðdon they severely oppressed it, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 17; Exod. 570: Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 23; Rä. 21, 16: Ps. Th. 67, 2: 103, 33: 104, 25. Ðæt him hit frécne ne meahte sceððan that it might not dangerously wound him, Beo.

geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
geatwe, gen. a; dat. um; acc. a; pl. f.

Armstrappingsgarmentsornamentsarmāmentavestīmenta ornāmenta

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Arms, trappings, garments, ornaments; armāmenta, vestīmenta ornāmenta Twegen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heora geatwum gegyrede, efne swá hie to campe féran woldon two angels with shields and spears and with their equipments, just as if they

heofone

(n.)
Grammar
heofone, an; f.
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God gesette hig on ðære heofenan ðæt hie scinon ofer eorþan God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen. 1, 17, 14. On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorþan in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, 1, 1